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Want to get hands-on with Microsoft’s Virtualization technologies including Hyper-V? Interested in configuring a highly-available virtualization infrastructure? Have you wondered how to configure and use an iSCSI-based storage server? Curious how Windows Failover Clustering can help you get a good night’s sleep? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you need to be at Microsoft's IT Virtualization Boot Camp.

Microsoft's IT Virtualization Boot Camp provides a fun and collaborative environment where you will get hands-on experience to:

Prepareyour Windows Server-based computer for virtualization

Configurean iSCSI storage server

Createa Windows Failover Cluster

MakeHyper-V virtual machines highly available and using Live Migration to move running workloads between hosts with no loss in client connectivity

Integratenon-Microsoft-based virtual machines into your cluster

Seehow Windows Failover Clustering can help to make dealing with hardware failure easier

We will even bring the computers you will use to get hands on with Microsoft Virtualization in a fun team environment.

Attendance is limited to 40 attendees each day. So, please register early! Proceeds from this event will help fund the Calgary IT Pro Community Association.

This IT Virtualization Boot Camp is being co-sponsored by PrairieDevCon-West - THE premier event for Calgary developers and IT professionals. This is a terrific opportunity to network with your peers and learn about the latest technologies. Registration for this boot-camp is FREE to registered PrairieDevCon-West attendees.

For more information and registration for BOTH PrairieDevCon-West AND this IT Virtualization Boot Camp, head on over to http://prairiedevcon.com/west. Use the promo code "CalgaryITPro" to take advantage of the early-bird rate.

Where

Organizer

Calgary IT Pro Community Association

About us:

The Calgary IT Pro Community Association [“CIC”] is a registered not-for-profit society incorporated April 28 2008 under the Alberta Societies Act.

Purpose

The purpose of the Calgary IT Professional Community Association [“CIC”] is to provide information technology professionals and consultants in Southern Alberta with opportunities for professional development, social networking and sharing knowledge with peers in a non-competitive environment.

Vision

Our vision is to become the leading IT professional user group community in Canada

Mission

Our mission is to present quality technical programs, offer unique special-interest groups for technical and business practice areas, cultivate strategic partnerships with leading vendors and encourageactive member participation through volunteer engagement and social interaction opportunities.

Values

Our values hinge on honesty, integrity and trust in everything we do.Our members strive to honour every commitment they make to the best of their ability and to meet or exceed expectations when delivering on those commitments.

We value balance in one’s work, family and community – providing good service and expertise for fair compensation so that families are supported and nurtured and our communities are enriched through the work and volunteer efforts of our members.

Membership Information:

Membership in CIC is open to anyone interested in joining and contributing to the organization. Regular meetings are usually held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. You are encouraged to attend and participate actively.